Upcoming Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Events

 Women and Globalization: Seeking Freedom in the War Zone
  
  Speaker  Evelyne Accad, Professor Emeritus of French (UIUC)
    
 Date Nov 14, 2009
    
 Time 2:30 pm  
    
 Location Urbana Free Library: 210 W. Green St., Urbana IL
    
 Cost free, open to the public
    
 Sponsor Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Urbana Free Library, and Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program
    
 Contact Angela Williams
    
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 Phone 217.333.2258
    
 Event type Public Lecture
    
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For more information, please see the pdf flyer.

Evelyne Accad is a renowned teacher, author, musician and activist. She was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. Since 1974 she has taught a broad range of subjects at the University of Illinois that reflect her intense curiosity and varied areas of expertise: French, Comparative Literature, African Studies, Women Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies. Accad is the author of several books, including a memoir about her experiences facing cancer. She is also a musician and composer and has performed in both the United States and abroad.

 
 
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